Tuesday, November 21, 7:00 PM EDT
8 ways to have hard conversations about ceasefire this Thanksgiving.
In the past month, hundreds of thousands of people have joined JVP for the first time.
Many of us are probably overwhelmed by the scale of devastation that we’re seeing each day in Palestine. And some of us might be new to having hard conversations about Israeli apartheid. All of us are fighting every day for an immediate ceasefire, a critical first step to end the Israeli military’s relentless destruction of Gaza.
As we move into the holidays, we may struggle to talk to our family members and loved ones about Israeli violence.
This year, JVP’s How to Have Hard Conversations toolkit offers some skills and approaches on how to bring our family members and loved ones into support for a ceasefire — and how to engage beyond this moment in support of a future of Palestinian liberation and justice for all people.
Take a breath.
1. Know that you might get upset: Remember, your goal is to move the person. Losing your temper is deeply justified – and almost always counterproductive to your goal. You’ll have the most productive conversation if you can remain calm, measured, and strategic in how you engage...
Read the full list in the Wire
Want some real-life practice having these hard conversations?
Join JVP-Bay Area tonight, Tuesday, November 21 at either 7pm ET/4pm PT OR 9pm ET/6pm PT, for How to Not Ruin the Holidays: An Anti-Zionist Guide to Initiating Difficult Conversations About Israel.